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15 photos that show Charlottesville's stunning descent into violence

The Friday night march at the University of Virginia was held in advance of Saturday’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. On Saturday, violence erupted.

A member of the Ku Klux Klan shouts at counter-protesters during a rally, calling for the protection of Southern Confederate monuments, in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 8. The afternoon rally in this quiet university town has been authorized by officials in Virginia and stirred heated debate in America, where critics say the far right has been energized by Donald Trump's election to the presidency. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Chanting "White lives matter!" and "You will not replace us! Jews will not replace us!" Several hundred protesters carrying torches marched in a parade through the University of Virginia campus on Friday night. (Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post)

A member of "The Militia" keeps the peace outside the "Unite the Right" rally. Chaos and violence turned to tragedy Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members — planning to stage what they described as their largest rally in decades to “take America back” — clashed with counter-protesters in the streets. (Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post)

Rallygoers and counter-protesters traded blows and hurled bottles and chemical irritants at one another, putting an end to the noon rally before it officially began. (Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post)

Despite the decision to quash the rally, clashes continued on side streets and throughout downtown. "The fear we instill in them today only fuels our victory tomorrow,” one rally supporter wrote on Twitter, in a message retweeted by Richard Spencer, one of the nation’s most prominent white nationalists. (Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post)

Black Lives Matter counter-protesters gather at the "Unite the Right" rally Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. Scuffles broke out between hundreds of white nationalists and a small group of counter-protesters calling themselves “anti-fascists” who were surrounded as they demonstrated in advance of “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. (Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post)

White nationalist demonstrators clash with a counter demonstrator as he throws a newspaper box at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville. Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse. (Steve Helber / AP)

An injured man sits on the ground during a white nationalist rally. The group had gathered to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. (Shaban Athuman / AP)

A woman is sprayed with water to clean her face of pepper spray during a the rally on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump, known for his rapid-fire tweets, remained silent throughout the morning. It was after 1 p.m. when he weighed in. "We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!” He wrote on Twitter. (Calla Kessler / The Washington Post)

Dozens of the white nationalists in Charlottesville were wearing red Make America Great Again hats. (Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post)

People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Ryan M. Kelly / AP)

One woman was killed in the incident and at least 19 were injured. The driver of the Challenger, James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Ohio, was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder. (PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Rescue personnel help an injured woman after a car ran into a large group of protesters. There were several hundred protesters marching in a long line when the car drove into a group of them. (Steve Helber / AP)

Sun., Aug. 13, 2017

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